The event featured students doing culinary demonstrations, serving guests and working on the construction and decoration of a life-sized gingerbread house.

The culinary institute is a unique learning lab that is open to the public.

It provides students interested in the industry the opportunity to train while still in school.

The Culinary Institute is located inside the former Rainbow Mall.
There is also plenty for visitors to check out, including several retail stores, a fine dining restaurant and a food-themed Barnes & Noble.